TOEI, the makers of popular tokusatsu series such as Kamen Rider and Super Sentai, brought them to the U.S. in September 2013 via a paid channel known as TOEI Japan Channel. Along with other yakuza shows, it was broadcast via the Internet (IPTV). Yasuhiko Nakashima of Toei's International Sales division said, “Because of the current interest in 'Cool Japan' we saw an opportunity to show off our tokusatsu hero shows. In the future we'd like to even provide each series almost as they air in Japan.”